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Jolly Old Woman
X:1 T:Jolly Old Woman, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air or Jig B:Manson - Hamilton's Universal Tune Book, vol. 1 (1846, p. 30) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin E|EAA {B}A>GA|{GA}B2A G>AB|{B}c2B A>Bc|{c}B>AB {a}g>^fg| e2d c>de|dBA GAB|{AB}c>BA GED|EAA A2:| |:e|e^f^g a2c'|b2 (3c'/b/a/ =g2b|a2 (3b/a/g/ e2^f|g2 (3a/g/f/ d2=f| e2 (3f/e/d/ c2e|dBA GAB|c>BA GED|EAA A2:|]
X:2
T:An t-seanbean sultmhar
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection,
S:vol. 3, p. 154. Mid-19th century, County Cork
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
E2|EAA AGA|B2A GAB|{AB}c2B A>B{d}c|{c}B>AB g^fg|
e2d c>de|dBA GAB|{AB}cBA GED|EAA A2:|
|:e|e^f^g a2c'|b2 (3c'/b/a/ e2b|a2 (3b/a/g/ e2^f|g2 (3a/g/e/ d2=f|
e2 (3f/e/d/ c2e|dBA GAB|cBA GED|EAA A2:|]
X:3
T:Jolly Old Woman
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Country Dance Tune and Jig
B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 619)
B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
E|EAA {B}A>GA|{GA}B2A G>AB|{B}c2B A>Bc|
{c}B>AB {a}g>^fg|e2d c>de|dBA GAB|{AB}c>BA GED|EAA A2:|
|:e|e^f^g a2c’|b2 (3c’/b/a/ =g2b|a2 (3b/a/g/ e2^f|
g2(3a/g/f/ f2 =f|e2 (3f/e/d/ c2e|dBA GAB|c>BA GED|EAA A2:|]
